The six case studies, published by UN-INSTRAW, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and financed by the Japan WID Fund, aim to narrow the knowledge gap on the gender dimensions of migration
and remittances through an interlinked analysis of migration and
development. Particular attention is paid to the impact of remittances
(financial, in-kind and social) on gendered development processes in
countries of origin and amongst transnational households spanning the
origin and destination countries.
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Women are the new face of migration, migrating independently in larger and larger numbers. Six case studies from four continents show that women migrants face different difficulties and make different gains. However, the studies show the need to remove obstacles to gender equity to reach women´s full empowerment and for the origin and destination countries to be able to link migration and development.
Executive Summaries
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The strategic aim of the project is to generate action-oriented research that will be used to:
1. Increase awareness and improve access of women-headed, remittance-recipient households to productive resources while augmenting their assets and strengthening their capacities;
2. Provide relevant information to local and national governments to identify and formulate policies that will optimize remittance utilization for sustainable livelihoods and for building social capital; and
3. Contribute to enhancing key stakeholders’ capacities to integrate gender into policies, programmes, projects, and other initiatives linking remittances with sustainable livelihoods and building social capital.
The document of the six executive summaries gives some recommandations for each country. Click here to read it.
Human interest stories
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ALBANIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Fact sheets and recommendations
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Photo gallery
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Photos for media use. Click on pictures for photo in original size. More photos are available upon request.
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Albanian women who remain in the villages perform many productive and
reproductive tasks. Here, a woman in Pojan is shown weaving. |
ALBANIA
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ALBANIA
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Zvezde, a rural Albanian community, was one of the case study sites. |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Girl fetching water near Las Placetas. Poor public services continue to limit local economic
development and to overburden girls and women. |
Wives who remain in the Dominican Republic tend to be overburdened with tasks: managing
the household, caring for family members, attending to subsistence agriculture,
and participating in social and community life. |
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Bahraouiyine, a rural Moroccan community, was one of the case study sites. |
MOROCCO
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MOROCCO
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Bahraouyine: remittances are utilized to cover household needs for contruction or renovations
of a home. |
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PHILIPPINES
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Some remittance recipient families run sari sari stores (neighborhood
convenience stores), which are attached to or inside the shopkeeper’s
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Remittances are utilized to cover household needs for contruction or renovations
of a home.
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In Fouta, women seeking income-generating activities sell fuelwood or
vegetables they have grown.
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SENEGAL
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SENEGAL
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This banana plantation in Sadel is a sucessfull example of women's participation in an economic interest grouping (EIG).
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The full studies ___________________________________________
Links
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Contact ___________________________________________
Elisabeth Robert
Programme coordinator
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Tel. (1) 809-685-2111
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